{"id":70325,"date":"2019-11-11T20:18:12","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T19:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=70325"},"modified":"2019-11-11T20:18:12","modified_gmt":"2019-11-11T19:18:12","slug":"serap-writes-archbishop-of-canterbury-seeks-his-intervention-in-sowores-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/serap-writes-archbishop-of-canterbury-seeks-his-intervention-in-sowores-case\/","title":{"rendered":"SERAP writes Archbishop of Canterbury, seeks his intervention in Sowore’s case"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nSocio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent an
\nopen letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Most Revd Justin Portal
\nWelby urging him to use his good offices and leadership and his
\n“friendship with President Muhammadu Buhari to prevail on him to obey
\ncourt orders most recently involving activists Omoyele Sowore and
\nOlawale Bakare who remain in arbitrary detention despite a court order
\nfor their release.”<\/p>\n

SERAP expressed “serious concerns about the disturbing trends by state
\ngovernments and federal government to use the court as a tool to
\nsuppress citizens’ human rights.”<\/p>\n

In the letter dated 11 November 2019 and signed by SERAP deputy director
\nKolawole Oluwadare, the organization said: “We believe you can use your
\nleadership position and influence to persuade President Buhari to
\npromote the rule of law in words and in action by obeying all court
\norders including the order for the releasing of Mr Sowore and Mr Bakare
\nfrom arbitrary detention.”<\/p>\n

SERAP also said, “As the senior bishop and principal leader of the
\nChurch of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican
\nCommunion, we believe you can reaffirm your belief in justice, rule of
\nlaw and the basic human rights of all people by speaking out with a
\nstrong voice against the repeated disobedience of court orders and the
\nimplicitly lack of respect by the government for the integrity and
\nauthority of the Nigerian judiciary.”<\/p>\n

The letter read in part: “Taking a stance on the issues of the rule of
\nlaw and respect for court orders in Nigeria will also contribute to
\nensuring respect for human rights and the rule of law by the 36 state
\ngovernments in Nigeria, as these governments seem to be taking their cue
\nfrom the federal authorities regarding disobedience of court orders.”<\/p>\n

“Journalist and activist Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare are facing
\ntrial on seven counts of treasonable felony, fraud, cyber-stalking and
\ninsulting President Muhammadu Buhari, simply for exercising their human
\nrights. Mr Sowore, was arrested on August 3 by Nigeria’s State Security
\nService (SSS) for planning a protest.”<\/p>\n

“Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu granted Sowore and Bakare bail but the security
\nagents have continued to refuse to release them despite being served
\nwith the court orders. This refusal implicitly violates the defendants’
\nconstitutional rights to presumption of innocence.”<\/p>\n

“We therefore respectfully call on you to speak out on the repeated
\ndisobedience of court orders by the government of President Muhammadu
\nBuhari and urge him to obey all court orders including the orders for
\nthe release of Mr Sowore and Mr Bakare from arbitrary detention.”<\/p>\n

Specifically, SERAP asked Most Revd Justin Portal Welby to:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Clearly and publicly condemn lack of respect for the rule of law and
\ncourt orders in Nigeria<\/p>\n

\u2022 Call for the release of Mr Sowore and Mr Bakare from detention as
\nordered by the court<\/p>\n

\u2022 Call for greater legal protections for human rights activists and
\njournalists in Nigeria who are simply exercising their right to freedom
\nof expression and working to hold their leaders to account.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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